Kunamneni Sambasiva Rao

Kunamneni Sambasiva Rao (born 1956) known mononymously by his surname as Kunamneni, is an Indian politician and leader of Communist Party of India (CPI). He was elected as secretary of CPI Telangana State Council in September 2022.^[1][2] He is the current MLA from Kothagudem.^[3]

Kunamneni Sambasiva Rao కూనంనేని సాంబశివ రావు
Kunamneni in a press meet
Member of the Telangana Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 2023
Preceded by	Vanama Venkateswara Rao
Constituency	Kothagudem
Secretary of the Communist Party of India Telangana State Council
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 September 2022
Preceded by	Chada Venkata Reddy
Member of the Andhra Legislative Assembly
In office 2009–2014
Preceded by	Vanama Venkateswara Rao
Succeeded by	Jalagam Venkat Rao
Constituency	Kothagudem
Personal details
Born	1966
Political party	Communist Party of India
Occupation	Politician

Career

Kunamneni was elected as a member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Kothagudem in 2009.^[4] He won the 2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly Election from Kothagudem Constituency on CPI ticket as an alliance candidate supported by Congress.^[5][6][7]